Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Jigar P Patel, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PATEL, JIGAR P

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2114

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

PATEL, JIGAR P has 598 resolved cases in tech center 2100 and art unit 2114. The allowance rate is 80.3%, the interview lift is 16.7%, and the median time to allowance is 1127 days. The positive interview figure supports considering examiner interviews as part of a broader prosecution plan, rather than treating them as a substitute for claim and evidence development.

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., TOPCON Corporation, and International Business Machines Corporation are the listed companies. The listed firms are AGORA LAW GROUP, PLLC, FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, and HAUPTMAN HAM, LLP. The resolved-case volume provides a meaningful basis for using these indicators in portfolio planning.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

80.3%
Allow Rate
+25.3% vs TC avg
612
Total Applications
+16.7%
Interview Lift
1127
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 598 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.0%
§101 Eligibility
14.3%
§102 Novelty
62.5%
§103 Obviousness
5.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19306012 SYNCHRONOUS REMOTE REPLICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18504022 EMBEDDED CONVERSATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)-BASED SMART APPLIANCES Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18602751 PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXPRESS DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SK hynix Inc.
19188585 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS DEVICES Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jigar P Patel's allowance rate?

80.3% of resolved applications examined by Jigar P Patel were allowed (598 resolved cases), compared with 78.8% across Art Unit 2114 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jigar P Patel?

This examiner's interview lift is +16.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jigar P Patel take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jigar P Patel took 1,127 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jigar P Patel work in?

Jigar P Patel examines applications in Art Unit 2114 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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